Start of the 11th Edition of the Estate Agent and Property Management course

On Monday, October 21th, the first session of the 11th edition of the Estate Agent and Property Management course took place. This training course, organized by the UNESCO Housing Chair of University Rovira i Virgili, responds to the need to have some kind of specific training backed up by a diploma on the part of people working as estate agents, as per Law 18/2007, of 28 December, on the Right to a Home, and Decree 12/2010, of 2 February, which regulates the requirements to exercise the activity of estate agent and creates the Registry of Estate Agents in Catalonia.

More information available at: https://housing.urv.cat/portada/docencia/curs-agent-immobiliari/

Housing Council

Dr. Héctor Simón participated in the Espluga de Francolí Housing Council on Thrusday, 17 October 2024, one of the actions recommended in the 2021-2025 Municipal Housing Action Plan drawn up by the UNESCO Housing Chair.

More information at: https://www.esplugadefrancoli.cat/habitatge/

Press

Dr. Núria Lambea Llop is interviewed by TV3 as part of a report on the plan to build 50,000 social housing (15-10-2024).

The news is available at: https://www.3cat.cat/324/com-tenir-50000-pisos-publics-en-6-anys-lestrategia-del-govern-per-fer-viable-la-promesa/ news/3316326/

Conference

Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar participated in the debate “La propiedad imposible: El reto del acceso a la vivienda”, organized by the Asociación de Juristas Derecho y Libertad. The event took place at the Colegio Mayor de San Pablo, Madrid, on October 16th, 2024.

A review can be found at: https://www.eldebate.com/economia/20241017/propiedad-imposible-vivienda-debate-madrid_236642.html

Conference

Dr. Núria Lambea has participated in the Round Table on “Social housing and the management of situations of vulnerability” at the Conference “III Observatorio de los ODS ‘La ciudad y el impacto de los ODS'”, held in Valencia on Wednesday 16 of October 2024.

More information at: https://www.femeval.es/Asociaciones/ASEREM/detalle_noticia/dynacontent/femeval-en-el-iii-observatorio-de-los-ods–la-ciudad-y-el-impacto-de -los-ods-.html?cid=7112e1b8-9e09-4222-935f-bd7094bc160b&share=dyn

https://www.elespanol.com/eventos/2024/observatorio-ods-valencia/20241016/gran-reto-vivienda-social-no-trata-solo-gestionarla-hacer-mismo-personas/893910769_0.html

Press

Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar is interviewed by the newspaper Vozpópuli (8-10-2024).

The interview might be consulted at: https://www.vozpopuli.com/espana/andalucia/nasarre-vivienda-ley-perjudica-vulnerables.html

Second Workshop of the “Liquid Housing” project

On Thursday, October 10th, the second workshop of the “Liquid Housing” project took place at the University Rovira i Virgili, where the causes or factors that influence this phenomenon were analyzed and different future scenarios were drawn. The event was attended by different entities of the territory related to housing.

More information about the project at: https://housing.urv.cat/liquid-housing/

Article

Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre publishes the article “Otro clavo en el ataúd de la propiedad privada: el Tribunal Supremo avala que tus vecinos decidan qué puedes hacer y qué no con tu piso” on the blog of the Hay Derecho Foundation (9-10-2024).

The article is available at: https://www.hayderecho.com/2024/10/09/tribunal-supremo-alquiler-turistico/

Press

Dr. Héctor Simón Moreno is interviewed two times on the Ser radio programme “Avui Catalunya” (4 and 9-10-2024).

You can consult the interview at:

https://cadenaser.com/audio/ser_cat_aquicatalunya_20241004_070000_110200/?ssm=whatsapp

https://cadenaser.com/audio/ser_cat_aquicatalunya_20241009_070000_110200/?ssm=whatsapp

Press

Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre is interviewed in the report “Sobre la crisis de la vivienda: la protección de la propiedad privada favorece la igualdad y promueve la libertad y la democracia” by Economist & Jurist (22-9-2024).

The news is available at: https://www.economistjurist.es/articulos-juridicos-destacados/sobre-la-crisis-de-la-vivienda-la-proteccion-de-la-propiedad-privada-favorece-la- equality-and-promotes-freedom-and-democracy/